Question

Fill in the blank using ‘>’, ‘<’ or ‘=’ :

`6.25` ______ `25/4`

Options

• >

• <

• =

Answer 1

`6.25 underlinebb(=) 25/4`

Explanation:

For comparing a fraction and a decimal, we will convert both of them to either into like fractions or into like decimals.

Now, `25/4 = (25 xx 25)/(4 xx 25) = 625/100 = 6.25`

Clearly, 6.25 = 6.25

∴ `6.25 = 25/4`